#9. Sea of Separation

37)1: Long live the emperor! Banzaiii!!2: Long live the Japanese Imperial Navy!! Lt. Nishina!!3: We'll carry things on here for you!!4: Jr. Lts!! We'll be praying that you make all the enemy ships explode!!5: Lt. Nishina!6: Banzaaai!7: Lt. Fukuda!8-9: Banzaaai!

46)1: There they go...2: That sure went fast...3: Now we'll never see them again.4: What are they even dying for, anyway?5: To kill our enemies, of course...

47)1: Apparently, they started developing the Kaiten in January of this year...2: Then they did submerged operation tests on the prototype half a year later, in July...3: And it's November now...4: No one has time to think about anything.5: Everything's just moving too fast...

48)1: This way.2: It's very cramped inside, so please be careful.

49)1: Please use the lower level.2: We wanted to prepare wider beds, but...3: No... We're sorry for pushing ourselves in here, over the limit...4: But we will not be here for long, so please understand...5: The ship will sail south for 250 miles a day until the third day...6: On the fourth day, we'll enter the enemy's patrol zone, so non-submerged movement will only happen at night.7: We'll reach the Ulithi atoll in 11 days...8: On November 19.

50)1: November 8, 1944 - We departed from Tokuyama port.2: At 17:00, we proceeded through the eastern mouth of the Bungo Channel.* : *These excerpts were taken directly from Lieutenant Nishina's journal, and modified only slightly for readability.

51)1: I am leaving Otsu Island, the training base where I made so many memories, and with my white headband on that declares my unfailing devotion to my country, I strap my katana to my side, in high spirits as we leave the port.2: The other men cheer for us over and over. Everyone is overcome with emotion.3: Orders have now been given for the Kaiten special attack squad to depart.4: Everyone aboard is bearing the glory of charging forward in high spirits to complete our mission.5: Unlike airplanes, the only event in which Kaiten can be expected to bring good results is a surprise attack.6: Once the enemy finds out about the truth, it will be extremely difficult to use the same method again.7: Until the war ends, we need to keep its existence and its results completely confidential.

52)sign: Senior Naval Lieutenant Kuroki Hiroshi1-4: drip

53)Our current war situation is in urgent need of help

54)1: Nishina...2: I don't think that this weapon will give us the definitive results we need for this war...3: But if we make an attack, I'm sure that other squads will come to feel the same way as us...4: That's why I'm hurrying to put this weapon into use.5: We've sworn to protect our empire...6: That is why we must die.